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GION GIRLS AS MARIONETTES, "FUSHIMI NINGO SUGATA"

Artists

NagahideArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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